Announcing the 2026 Organ Music Competition: 'Tubes and Pipes, Trumpet Pieces for Organ'
- Dec 1, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 24
We are delighted to announce another competition for 2026 with the theme 'Tubes and Pipes, Trumpet Pieces for Organ'. Music can be written for the organ with pedals or for manuals only. We will also accept music for solo trumpet with organ accompaniment, bringing the possibility of a separate volume. We are excited to see what innovative and useful new music this competition will bring forth. This has been the case with our other anthologies, which are still among our best sellers!
A New Perspective on Trumpet Tunes
We are not looking for 'pastiche' baroque voluntaries in the style of Stanley, Boyce, and others. Instead, we seek a reimagining of how trumpet tunes can be written by today's composers.
Competition Rules and How to Enter
We will be accepting entries now until the closing date of midnight (UK time) on 23rd February 2026. Here are the rules and conditions of entry:
The piece should follow the set theme of 'Tubes and Pipes - New Trumpet Tunes for Organ'. It must not exceed 3 minutes in length, with a little bit of leeway at our discretion. Any repeats that take it over this length need to be optional. Please note that the piece can be for organ solo only or indeed for Bb trumpet and organ.
The piece must be suitable for an organist of moderate standard and on an average-sized church instrument, rather than a large-scale cathedral organ.
The piece must be new music and not have previously been published or available elsewhere.
Entries are required to be anonymous. This means that the scores must not mention the composer’s name to preserve impartiality. Any scores marked with the composer’s name will not be considered. The winning scores will be reformatted with the addition of the composer’s name for publication.
Entries should be sent in PDF format and submitted together with a completed application form. Please email anne@timknightmusic.com for an application form. All entries should be sent by email to anne@timknightmusic.com by the closing date. Entries are limited to one piece per person.
The winning entries will be independently judged and subsequently published (in printed and PDF formats) by Tim Knight Music under a standard publishing contract. Royalties on sales will be payable on a pro-rata basis per number of winning composers. The copyright is retained by the composer.
In addition, one First Prize place will be awarded. The winner will receive £150.00 cash prize courtesy of our regular sponsors, Aspire Classical Organs. A recording will be made of the outright winning piece for the release announcement.
The winning entries will be announced on our website, and the anthology will be published during March 2026.
This competition is open to all composers worldwide. We encourage entries from composers of all ages. However, if you are under the age of 18 and your piece is chosen as one of the winning entries, you will need a parent or guardian to sign the contract on your behalf.
Acknowledgments
We are enormously grateful to Aspire Classical Organs (formerly Viscount Organs Wales) for their generous support of our competition once again by sponsoring the prize money. Click on the logo or link above to find out all about Aspire and their amazing work.
If you have any questions or queries, please just get in touch. Otherwise, we look forward to receiving your entry! Please feel free to pass this information on.
Our Other Competition Winners Anthology Booklets
You can browse our current range of organ music via this link: https://www.timknightmusic.com/organ-music
Email us at *mail@timknightmusic.com to request a copy of our secondhand music lists.*
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